Woodworking for beginners; a manual for amateurs (1900)
Wheeler, Charles G. (Charles Gardner), 1855-1946 · New York and London, G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 539
nd adds to itsdurability,—a method which has been known for centuries,—butcare must be taken not to burn, scorch, or crack the wood. Decay and Preservation.—Timber decays fastest whenalternately wet and dry, as in the piles of a wharf, fence-posts, and the like, or when subjectedto a hot, moist,… … sound. Wood lasts the best when keptdry and well ventilated. Whenkept constantly wet it is some-what softened, and will not resistso much, but it does not decay.Recently, upon cutting a slabFig. 694. from the outside of a large log taken from the bed of a river,where it had lain for one hundred…
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